Vrij Nederland

Lampe was the in-house modern art writer of Vrij Nederland for over 10 years. He wrote reviews on exhibitions, insightful pieces about modern art and some articles about his own work. Click on the blue titles to read articles. Currently, all articles available are in Dutch only.

Life is meaningless on it’s own. We instill that ‘meaning’ by making something out of it. For a painter, life is meaningful if he makes something of his painting. That means not being satisfied with decent paintings and to always look for that which gives art, and by extension life, its meaning.
George Lampe